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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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